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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-16
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Go to j. S. Witwer, 7l3 Elm street,
Tor Carriages, Phaetons, Suarries,
Jumpseats, Buck Boards, Carts, Spring
Wagons, Farm Wagons, Hand Carts
and Wheelbarrows
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John Clifford, a city prisoner, il
sick at the calaboose.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Money TO loan on long time and at lowest
rates on farms and desirable residence and
building property in Dallas and Waco.
Kansas City Investment CO., Luther Rees.
Manager, 7O5 Main Street. Dallas.
IO0PER & ROBERTSON
" Land, Loan and Collecting Agents,
702 Main street. Sell city property, ranches,
farms and live stock.
NY b. DUNCAN, the well known artist,
w. paints portraits in oil, pastel and
crayon. Can enlarge to life size from any
Kind Of miniatures. Also paints Back
Grounds Cor PhotoTaphs.-studio lS4s Elm
Efrret. up stairs.
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Silver King Yeast Pow der at A. X
Bouche's. S24 Main street.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Papa, 1 guess there amt any
plumbers in heaven" said a six-year-
old youngster, one rainy day. ''Why
not, my son?'' cause the sky seems
to leak so easy."-N. Y. journal.
One day the children were popping
corn, taking turns at the pepper. 80,
mammal" cried Edna, clapping her
hand jubilantly .sMost every one of
mine Matched out! '-Bostoaa Globe.
He was patient:
He never spoke a word;
But with a look of deepest melancholy
He sat, like Patience, on an ottoman,
Watching for his wife to put her bonnet on.
Lynn Item.
A contributor says: eve dashed
off a poem in moment" Yes-we
see you did. There is entirely too
much dashing nowadays. We've
taken a hand in it by dashing the poem
into the waste Philadelphia
Call.
Old Mr.. Bently Cat the Eden Mu-
see)-"NoW, there's q statOo, Marian,
of one of them fellers they calls a
dood. 1t looks like it was alive, don't
it?" Old Mrs. Bently (poking it with
her umbre4la) DIT beats all how nat
eral like they gifts 'em up Statue
Indignantly '.Aw-aw ~. Y.
Stn.
-''Did ye have a good time at the
Social Coterie election last night?''
.'Indade did, .sWas there any fun?''
Every little that is, what you would
call Fun Did you make any mo-
tions?" ''Jist wan; but the brick
slipped out of me hand intirely, and
the president called nae to order wild his
club. The Judge.
81 guess, sister, YOU needn't
bother about having the parlor swept
out to-day was the remark of an AL
legheny youth as he started to school.
what on earth do you mean,
George?" ..Well, 1 heard father tell
mother that if that young man of
yours came tonight he'd wipe the
floor with him. '-East End Bulletin.
Young wife-.sSee here, John,
what mother has sent us-a barrel of
apples. You couldn't have bought
them in the city for less than two dol
lars a barrel. They came by express
this afternoon. Young husband
How much expressage did you pay on
them?" Young wife-s.Three dollars
and seventy-tive cents. ''-Paslddelplka
49,
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Poison

had produced great holes in my back and chest
and had removed all the hair off my head, yet
l began to improve in weeks time, and the
sores began to heal aud We're entirely gon> in
side of eight weeks.
WILL JONES. Porter Union Pass. Depot.
Cisco, Texas. July -. 1885.
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed
free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, At
lanta Ga, \. y. l57 w. 25d st.
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VOU can live ut home, and M AXE more money
q Il at work for US, than at anything else in
Shis world. Capital not needed; you are start
ed free. Both sexes; all ages. Any one can do
the work. Large earnings sure from first start.
Costly outfit and terms free. Better not delay.
Costs you nothing to send us your address and
H. HALLETr & Co., Portland, Maine. jan. eff
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Contagious
Diseases are IPrevalen. all over the werla

Diseases are Prevalent all over the werld
am a native of England. and while l was
In that country L contracted q terrible blood
poison, and for tive years was under treatment
England. but was not cured. l suffered the
most agonizIng rains in my bones. and w al coy
cred with sores all over my body and limbs.
/ had vertigo and deafness. with partial loss of
sight, severe pains in my head and eyes, ETC.,
which nearly ran me crazy. 1 lost all hope in
that country, and sailed for America, and was
treated at Roosevelt in this city; as we'll as by a
connection with the hospitals.
saw the advertisement OF Swift's Specific,
and determined to give it a trial as a last re
as had gone through the hands of the best
medical men in Nottingham and New York.
took 81 < bottles S. S. s. and 1 can say with
great joy that Their have cured me entirely.
am as sound and well as / ever was in my life.
L. FRED HALFORD.
New York City, June 18th, 1885.
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Blood

Is the life, and he who remembers 1t. But in
March OF last year (1SS4). L contracted blood
poison, and being in Savannah, Ga, at the tlme
/ W ent into the hospital there for treatment l
suffered very much from rheumatism at the
same time. did not get well under the treat
ment there, nor was cured by any Of the usu-
al means. 1 have now taken seven bottles of
Swft's Specific and sound and we'll. 1t
drove the poison out thorough koils the skin,
DAN LEAHY.
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vile Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at u 80
p. M. arriving at shoe Heel at 2:20 Il. m. and
Fayetteville at 6:15 d. m.
Leave Fayetteville on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at 3:l5 Shoe Heel at 500 m,
and arrive at Bennettsville at 1918 m.
Freight and Passenger train leaves Fayette
vile daily at 1880 a M, connecting at Sanford
with Freight and Passenger trains to Raleigh),
leaves Sanford at l1:3o m, and arrives at
Greensboro at $40 p. m.
Leaves Greensboro daily at 500 m, leaves
Sanford at 11:15 q m, and arrives at Fayette-
vile at :40p pm. JOHN NJ. ROSE,
!, W. Fly, General Pass. Ag't.
General Sup't.
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Jersy City, n. j.. Aug. ], 1855.
Two wears ago contracted blood poison
After taking prescriptions from the best physi-
clans here and at Dallas, concluded to visit
Hot Springs, and on reaching Texarkana a
assuring me that TT would benefit me more
than Hot Springs. Although the
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IRE YOU GOING TO BUILD7

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given. Address
j. w. GRAY
sept 80 THOMASVILLE, N. G.
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III fired at nearly the same moment, pro-
baby to no purpose, as he still advanced !
advanced also. The recovery of the flag was
far dearer To me than life.
"We exchanged shots again. 1t was a re-
gular duel Once more we fired. / felt that
| must be hit. But was strong enough to
discharge another barrel, and had the SUI
preme satisfaction of seeing my antagonist
fall | was Immediately at his side, intent
only on the stars and stripes, which drew
out and was trying to hide in my clothing
when my head swan, darkness passed before
my eyes and then Oblivion.
al was found unconscious, as learned after
ward, on the lreast of the dead Confederate,
a captain from Kentucky. His ball had
passed through my lungs; mine into his
breast The flag was closely grasped in my
hand ard stained with my blood. 1t is at my
home and counted among its most precious
treasures Again | say, Bless the old flagF
To-day every true son of the great republic,
even those who fought so bndly against it
twenty odd years ago, is willing TO give his
las; drop of blood to guard it from dishonOr."
JUNIUS HENRI BROWNE.
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THE CAPTAINS PENSION.
A STORY OF DECORATION DAY IN BRACE
WILLIE

A STORY or DECORATION DAY IN BRACE
WILLIE
Capt llatton was the highest authority on
war subjects in Bracevile. He could tell
stories of army life from hour 10 hour and
day 10 day without repeating himsclf-stories
which made the eyes OF his listeners grow n big
rs saucers. For him the war was never over.
lie continued to march, to pitch his tent and
70 fight with all the patriotic fervOr which
distinguished him in the days when the boom
Of the CANTON shook the land So cngroS5ing
an interest did he take in his career Us
soldier that he never cut much of figure in
business His talents in peace were purely of
narrative character, and a. exercised in
Brncevillc wholly Improbable from a iinan
cial standpoint
The captain never troubled himself about
this, but his family did, a fact not TO DO won
dercd at, since they experienced all the dis
comfort resulting from it, md the captain
none at all scarcely. Trouble never adhered
to him. lie had the beautiful faculty of let.
ting somebody else carry all the difficulties
while lie went on with his "reminiscences
When his signature was needed his wife or
his son brought him the papers and hc signed
them. hut he never rend them. The only
thing he ever read was war history, aud this
he found fault with because it wasn't always
rnrra,t
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He turned toward the disturbed group at
the table with look in his eyes the like Of
which they had never seen, and which they
never will bc able to forget. II had in it I'M
spcakablc establishment, overwhelming an
guish and something else not translataLle TO
the limited spiritual perceptions of those who
saw it, That something was not of this
world. II was a beam from the unseen sun
of innnity shining through the oil soldiers
surprised eyes. Instantly all were awcd into
silence lnstnctivcly they recognized that
something mi glitter than their wills con
fronted them-something they could not UNI
dcrstnul.
The old soldier bccnn to rise to his
feet His lips moved hut 10 sound came
forth. SIoAly he sank back iHto the chair
again The light faded out of Iii, eyes and
his face grew ashen white The awcS,ruck
family looked at him with speeches. tongues.
Before they realized the presence of the
strange guest, death, who had come 50 unex.
ierteuly into their presence, he had departed
with the soul of the old patriot.
GERTRUDE GARRISON.
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ate, and when the meal was finished and they
still sat about the table chatting pleasantly,
he said:
you haven't read your letters, father, and
with polite alacrity he got up and handed
them to the white haired dreamer.
The captain opened one after another with
ont interest. Suddenly his eyes flashed and
no began TO tremblc "llcre, my children,
look here' lie cried excitcdIy, holding at
arms length an official paper and IA letter of
imposing appearance. "My grateful govern.
mcnt insists that shall have all this money
for the wounds received at Shioh-wounds
of which | have always been proud and
felt il an honor to bear without thou lit
OF compensation. | have ever held
that the true patriot gives his spirit
and his body freely to his country. never
asked for pension, though | knew was en-
titled to 1t. No, did not ask it. but my
government has proved itself worthy of loyal
service: 1t offers it TO mo voluntarily"
Here the captains son colored and began to
cough violently.
u rejoiced that | had suffered for my coun.
try" continued the captain. at is Il poor
order Of patriotism that is willing to give
nothing. | am grateful for this acknowledge
ment of my service, because it came un-
solicited. Here it is, my dnrlings, here is the
reward Of your fathers loyalty to the land he
loves Take it, AMI do what you will with it.
don't want it. want to die knowing that
have given something to my dear country
and have taken nothing"
SLOW much is it father" asked Lillian, the
eldest daughter, who had dreams of going
abroad to study art
"Ncarly 5000" he answered dreamily
His mind was again roaming over the field at
Shiloh, Both young ladies caught their
breath Their mother looked unutterably as
toniShel AT the vastncSS of the sum which, as
it were, had been miraculously thrown into
their laps while the enterprising son tried in
vain to appear unconcerned
What shall we do with it," asked Emma,
the other daughter, who had musical am
billions.
"Build really comfortable house, home"
said the sensible mother, whose genius for
domestic management had often been put to
sore straits in consequence Of her husbands
indifference IA the material things of life
"Just n slice Of it would educate Emma and
me in our professions" said Lillian, in a voice
of eager interest.
The son remarked that he knew OF an enter
prise sure to bring extraordinary results, into
which, IN Iii, opinion, II large part OF the pen
sion money might Ne put with profit
"Iet us fix up this house, refurni,h it, and
divide the remainder equally between us,
said Lillian
Remember. children, that we need a com
Portable home of our own put in the mother
with mild iirmness.
but when we get to earning money at our
professions We can soon build YOU and father
u lovely home" said Emma
The daughter both hell warmly to the sub
ect Of going abroad, the son to tdc invest.
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Frank Wiike>on, in his very interesting
book. entitled "Recollcctions of a Private
Soldier" recently published 10y the Put
nams, tells how men die in battle. The fol-
lowing paragraphs give the citizen an idea Of
what glory costs the soldier:
After Longstreet'e soldiers had driven the
Second corps into their intrenchments along
the Brock road, IA battle exhausted infantry
man stood behind a large oak tree. His back
rested against it. He was very tired, and
held lis rife loosely in his hand The Con
federates were directly in our front This
soldier was apparently il perfect safety. A
solid shot from a Confederate gun struck the
oai, tree suuarely, about four feet from the
ground. but it did not have sufficient force TO
tear through the tough wood. The soldier
fell dead. There was not a scratch on him.
He was killed by conclusion. While we were
fighting s;ivagely over these Entertainments
the woods in our front caught ire, and saw
many of our wounded burned TO death.
Must they not have Suffered horribly! ] am
not at all sure of that. The smoke rolled
heavily and slowly before the fire. 1t envel-
oped the wounded, and think that by far
the larger portion of the men who were
roasted were suffocated before the flames
cuiled round them. The spectacle was cour-
age sarping and pitiful, and it appealed
strongly to the imagination of the spec
tators; but do not believe that the wound
ed soldiers vino We're being burned suffered
greatly, il they suffered at all.
When we cot into the Brock road lat ths
battle of the Wild 1rneSl Entertainments q
man few files to my left dropped dead, shot
just above the right eve. He did not groan
or sigh on make the slightest physical move
ment, except that hs Oh ST heaved few
times. The light went out of his face in
stantly, leaving it withou. a particle of ey.
preston. 1t was plastic, and AS the facial
muscles contracted it took many shapes.
When this mans body be,ame cold and his
face hardened it was terribly distorted, as
though he had suffered intensely. Any per.
son who had not seen him killed would have
said that he had endured sapient agony be-
fore death released him. l have seen dead
soldiers faces which were wreatbed in smiles,
and heard their comrades say that they had
died happy. 10 not believe that the face OF
a dead soldier lying on battlefield ever
truthfuily indicates the mental or physical
anguish or peacefulneSs of mind which he sui.
fered or enjoyed before his death. The face
is plastic after death, and as the facial mus
clfs cool and contract they draw the face into
many shapes.
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FIGHTING FOR THE FLAG.

1t was last Decoration day, after they had
returned from beau flying with flowers the
graves of the Union soldiers, who seemed to
sleep so peacefully i'll the soft sunshine, that
four former companions in arms were seated
under the tender green of the trees in Central
park. They were full of the sad yet precious
memories of the war, and naturally rehearsed
many of its Incidents III which they had
taken part Their patriotism had been freshly
stirred by the ceremonies at which they had
assisted and, as they recounted scenes where
gallant fellows had given their lives for their
country. their eyes, that had often looked
death in the face with a strong glance,
moistened visibly, and were cast down to
hide their emotion While they were talking
they caught sight of the stars and stripes on
the old Arsenal building, A puff of wind
gracefully blew out the banner of the free;
they nStinctvely stood up together, removed
their hats, and, as one of them said: BLESS
the old flag would be happy to die for it
morrow" they fervently clasped each
others hands IN recognition of a common sen
timent.
The speaker was ex- Mayor Goodwin, a ma
tive of Connecticut aged about 80, who had
been living inst. Louis ut the breaking out
of the war, and had joined Missouri regi-
ment as soon ms the government had called
for troops. The other three were ex-CoL
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the matter of deciding what to do with the
money All excitedly insisted ON fixing its
destiny then and there.
Only one Of the circle offered no suggcs, ION,
said no word in regard to it, was not appealed
TO- This was the white haired soldier whC
had SO bravely earned the money. Indeed,
he seemed quite unconscious Of the wrangle
going ON about him He had moved from
the table and was sitting in the easy chair
near the open door, holding his letters care
iessly ia his hand and looking drea,nily out
on the hills fresh and fair in their garments
Of spring. liz was thinking, not Of the pos
sible joys Of the future, but of the dear
anguish II the past Over his face spread an
expr, ssion Of serene, exalted delight 1t came
from the memory Of what he had suffered 70,
the soke Of principle. His was nature that
understood the blessedneSs of giving.
The discussion about the money went on
growing in strength and wrath every minute,
At last. stung TO defending his position, tn.
pn, forgetting his father. presence, boldly
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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
tWAsmSGToN, MAY, 1865. |

[WAsHISGToN, MAY, 1865
solliers, return'd from many a fight. today
Icall another year. another Mly,
VINO" ''o'" '''' "''' ~ ''''' ~ "'"'
Your country summon'd-wbat ouj,l, answer
came
Shall never be forgot by human fame:
'0 "''''
The dragon = teeth were sown that ,tar,cj men
$50 NAV the Land be- never sown agaiaD-
Yc were the crop that snrany in artnor then
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HIS VIEW OF IT.

Upon the open porch we sat,
Our host had CORD his slpuchy hat,
And tilted llC,, Lis caSy chair.
Ills cora cob's smoke rose in the air,
The sinking sun threw golden lines,
The hills were sweet with breath Of pines
Yes, | war in Their war;" said he;
IL war traitor once, may be,
Tho had work'd my farm al day,
An didn't care durn which way
They settled ther questions o thCr state.
owned no niggrrs myself-but wait
When Nanks kom down an took my corn,
An burnt my house, whcr war born,
An ca ed OH my null blame crop,
sed, Sod |, this thing must stopl
Fer he'd II Liad o honest pride
Ia thcr ownership of my nrcsilc.
say, 1t made no odds ter me
Whether ther blacks war bound or free;
But couldn't see them socCrs take
What my hands had toilcd ter makel
Then, when Mandy palcd and siSh'd,
m our kid got scarf an cried,
ByiiHks, | rusc an grabbed my gun,
An srd, it's time these raids war GOnei
SO III right thru' in Longstreet's corps
Till Bobby Lee gcy up Their war.
An war glad Ia see it cease,
Fer all wanted, sir, war peace,
An hadn't Their heart fur layin' low
\ lot % chaps didn't know
l.oul. NJ tibet hand. You see it! Well,
That hurt KEN o n burslin' shell.
No pension, sir; by thunder, would
Not draw one fer it cf could,
Fer I'm kinder proud this fist war spilled
While raised dcfendin' home and child
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occurred on many battle fields; aad, besides,
1t is bad taste, you will agree, for mon to
recite his own experiences. Ho Is very opt
10 imagine himself hero when he Is O very
commonplace mortal"
LET us have the story, Goodwin" ex-
claimed the three. ave are friends" aided
Mason, "and wo know you too well to thin!;
you capable Of boastinG. On this cay an
one who has been q so|die: is excusabio for
indulSing in personal "reminiscences. We
have all been doing it, you know. Fire away,
old fellow"